Luxembourg vs Switzerland: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Luxembourg
-1.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
-0.7739 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
45th
Switzerland rank
42nd
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -0.7739 terawatt-hours against -1.39 terawatt-hours in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.6161 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Switzerland ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 45th and Switzerland ranks 42nd of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.29 terawatt-hours | 9.82 terawatt-hours | 6.53 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1970s | -0.3717 terawatt-hours | 2.23 terawatt-hours | 2.6 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1980s | -0.7123 terawatt-hours | -0.0716 terawatt-hours | 0.6407 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | -0.0354 terawatt-hours | 1.83 terawatt-hours | 1.87 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.18 terawatt-hours | -0.5113 terawatt-hours | 1.7 terawatt-hours | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | -0.2797 terawatt-hours | -1.87 terawatt-hours | 1.59 terawatt-hours | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | -2.12 terawatt-hours | -3.43 terawatt-hours | 1.31 terawatt-hours | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Luxembourg or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -0.7739 terawatt-hours against -1.39 terawatt-hours in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 0.6161 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Luxembourg ranks 45th and Switzerland ranks 42nd of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.